Operation Get the Hell Out Of Dodge

You have heard me whine continually about wanting out of the stinking city.  I would like to do this before we are too old to enjoy it (got to hurry).  The first step to Operation Get the Hell Out Of Dodge is to buy some land.   We’re putting on our boots and heading out this morning to take a look at a piece of property that has caught my eye this week as I scanned the land listings on the internet. 

The property is five acres and is located about 60 miles north of where we live now.  Five acres is plenty big for what I want.  I just need a place for a donkey (yes, I still need a donkey) and a couple of calves and a garden.  Oh, and maybe a horse or two and a llama.  Did you know that llama’s protect your livestock?  I think that is SO cool.  They also poop in one spot all the time and their poop is great for the garden and it’s not gross at all.  I have an unlimited wealth of llama knowledge if you have any llama questions.  LOL!  I will also need several dogs to follow me around while I check the cows and a cat for the barn (I really hate mice).  We will need room for a nice barn and I know that Hillbilly will have to have a tractor too, a green one.   Of course there has to be room for a house and a pond with a dock and an orchard.  It would be really cool to have a windmill, I’ve always wanted a windmill.  It just wouldn’t be right not to have some chickens so a spot for a chicken coop would be needed as well.   There I go again getting carried away…maybe I should be looking for 50 acres (not in the budget) instead of 5.  I’m just sayin…

Okay, I was just kidding (about the windmill and the chickens and the llamas but not my llama knowledge).


It does have some hardwood trees.  I wouldn’t want it if it didn’t.  I’m a tree hugger from way back.

There is a shed with a porch.  I believe that all structures should have a porch.  I think that’s written in the constitution but I might be wrong:).  Ever been wrong?  I have.

The listing reads----Property runs long East and West; Rolling terrain with small hay meadows and trees, mostly following along the creek bed that cuts across the property from North to South. Water tap, electric, phone service; Former septic was aerobic. Status of aerobic system unknown since property has been vacant for some time. Ideal home site.

It looks great in these photos from the listing but it doesn’t show what is across the road.  Hopefully the Hatfield’s (please forgive me if your last name is Hatfield) don’t live across the road or even worse would be some kind of junk yard across the road.  We’ll see…

Did you know that the Hatfield's actually lived down the road from my husband when he was a kid?  I'm talking the REAL Hatfield's.  Remember, he is from the hills of Kentucky.  His dad still lives across the hollar from the them.  They just recently got electricity.  Really, I couldn't make this stuff up.  They really say "across the hollar" too.  Really.

I’m taking my camera with me today to look at the land and will post our findings.  Have a boot stomping good weekend!